George Lopez, the man, was third in a short lineage of Hispanic performers to star in a mainstream television show. He has impressive company. Only Desi Arnaz and Freddie Prinze have achieved the same. As Freddie Prinze Jr. has stated, “Desi unlocked the door, my dad opened it and George kicked it down.” Freddie Prinze Jr. was the fourth on this list – unfortunately, his show was cancelled after only one season.
Media
The Roof Records & Machete Music develop ‘Mambo Urbano’.
The Roof Records, under the direction of Latin Entertainment Entrepreneur, Anthony Pérez, now believes that the new movement in Urban Music is “Mambo de calle” (Mambo of the streets), an explosive mix of various roots of merengue, adapted to modern times.
Upfront 2007 – 2008: Univision, TeleFutura, Galavision & Univision.com.
Univision Communications Inc. incorporated user-generated videos and testimonials into the heart of its 2007 Upfront presentation – themed “I ? Univision” – to demonstrate the Company’s unique relationship with its audiences. The hottest Univision stars were joined by ‘Team Univision,’ a group of viewers from across the country, as well as superstars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony and Latin pop sensation RBD in New York to unveil programming schedules for the Univision Network, TeleFutura Network and Galavisión Network for the 2007-2008 season.
